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02 Nov 2018

​“It is such a wonderful day for her!!!”

Dr Mick and a couple of our team were in the US last week and they took the chance to catch up with Keren, a fantastic young eye-gaze user who Mick’s supported
for several years as a result of his academic role at OCAD University in Toronto.

Keren and her family visited SE Towers a couple of years ago and Dr Mick introduced her to
Eye Can Fly, a gaze-controlled game that she loved. Since then she’s bought her own eye-controlled computer for communication
and play, so last week Dr Mick worked with her to bring more eye-controlled games to life, including the ones on our fledgling Eye Gaze Games website and of course Minecraft, using our EyeMine software!

Below: Keren impresses Dr Mick with her eye-control skills

“Keren loves Minecraft!!!!!” Her mum tweeted later. “She can’t stop playing!!! It is such a wonderful day for her!!! Thanks so much for making it possible!”

Below: Keren with her mum, her brother and SpecialEffect Occupational Therapist Liz

Keren can now control her computer so well, she used it to speak to the Dalai Lama recently!

Below: Not sure who wins this video. Keren rocking her eye-controlled game skills or Hillel, Keren’s little brother, bustin’ a few taekwondo moves with our Occupational Therapist, Liz.

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